OSHA Inspection: GARDEN STATE ASPHALT MATERIALS, INC.

Issued

Jun 11, 2018

Abate by

Jul 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,403 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors:    a) Garden State Asphalt Materials Hackettstown, NJ site - Tank farm:    Employer failed to establish adequate precautions such as but not limited to air monitoring to prevent ignition of flammable vapors when employees use propane torches to heat the pumps that are used to load/unload liquid asphalt to the atmospheric storage tanks.     Condition occurred on or about 12/15/2017.

Issued

Jun 11, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,442 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    a) Garden State Asphalt Materials Hackettstown, NJ site - Tank farm:    The employer failed to provide fire extinguisher training to all employees who are expected to use the fire extinguishers for incipient stage fire fighting.    Condition noted on or about 12/18/2017.

Issued

Jun 11, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,434 · Current $2,883 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Garden State Asphalt Materials Hackettstown, NJ site - Work site:    A written Hazard Communication Program was not developed and implemented for employees that work with various chemicals including but not limited to Asphalt, Premium AW Hydraulic ISO 46, and FLEET CHARGE® SCA Pre-charged Coolant / Antifreeze.    Condition noted on or about 12/18/2017.

Issued

Jun 11, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) Garden State Asphalt Materials Hackettstown, NJ site - Work site:  Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for hazardous chemicals to include but not limited to Premium AW Hydraulic ISO 46, and FLEET CHARGE® SCA Pre-charged Coolant / Antifreeze were not available on-site.  Condition noted on or about 12/18/2017.

Issued

Jun 11, 2018

Abate by

Jul 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) Garden State Asphalt Materials Hackettstown, NJ site - Work site:    The employer did not provide effective information and training to employees that are exposed to hazardous chemicals in their work area such as but not limited to Asphalt, Premium AW Hydraulic ISO 46, and FLEET CHARGE® SCA Pre-charged Coolant / Antifreeze.     Condition noted on or about 12/18/2017.

Issued

Jun 11, 2018

Abate by

Jul 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    a) Garden State Asphalt Materials Hackettstown, NJ site - work site:    The employer did not document a certification of a hazard assessment. Employees use safety glasses, work gloves, and ear plugs during operations.    Condition noted on or about 12/18/2017.